HR and future of work · Industry brief

DCI Consulting Group's FedAssure platform was named "HR Compliance Solution of the Year" by HR Tech Breakthrough Awards in August 2026. Built in partnership with SHRM, FedAssure assesses and documents compliance with Executive Order 14398 (FAR clause 52.222-90), Executive Order 14173, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for federal contractors, grant recipients, and employers. The platform analyzes HR, talent acquisition, compliance, compensation functions through structured assessment, conducts workforce analytics on hiring and promotion outcomes by demographic categories, and uses AI to review employee handbooks and policies for regulatory compliance issues. According to DCI CEO David Cohen, the platform addresses a "fundamentally rewritten compliance landscape" where enforcement methods have shifted and attestation obligations have expanded for federal contractors.

The FTC is intensifying enforcement against "Made in USA" claims following a White House executive order, with a triage framework revealed through July warning letters. Companies face highest risk when making unqualified origin claims on product labels for FTC-jurisdictional products (up to $53,000 per violation per day), moderate risk for such claims on websites or social media (likely resulting in injunctions rather than civil penalties), and lower risk for qualified claims like "Made in USA of Imported Components" or claims on products regulated by other agencies like FDA. Compliance practitioners should conduct comprehensive claim inventories across all channels, maintain current substantiation files documenting manufacturing origins and component sourcing, map regulatory jurisdiction by product, differentiate enforcement risk by claim placement, and establish quarterly review cadences with marketing approval gates, as the FTC signals this is a sustained campaign rather than a single enforcement sweep.

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